禁じる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 禁じる | 禁じない |
| Polite | 禁じます | 禁じません |
| Past polite | 禁じました | 禁じませんでした |
| Past | 禁じた | 禁じなかった |
| Te-form | 禁じて | 禁じないで |
| Desire | 禁じたい | 禁じたくない |
| Potential | 禁じられるalso 禁じれる | 禁じられないalso 禁じれない |
| Passive | 禁じられる | 禁じられない |
| Causative | 禁じさせる | 禁じさせない |
| Causative passive | 禁じさせられる | 禁じさせられない |
| Volitional | 禁じよう | |
| Polite volitional | 禁じましょう | |
| Imperative | 禁じろ | 禁じるな |
| Conditional | 禁じれば | 禁じなければ |
| Tara conditional | 禁じたら | 禁じなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
General term for forbidding an action or thing, often by authority or rule.
School rules forbid the use of mobile phones.
The law prohibits that act.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
suppress (a feeling, laughter); hold back (tears)
Used in the pattern 禁じ得ない to mean 'cannot help but feel/show'. Rare outside this fixed expression.
See also: 禁じ得ない
Hearing his story, I couldn't hold back my tears.
I couldn't suppress my laughter at the sight.
Walking pets is forbidden in this park.
Smoking is prohibited by law in this country.
It was decided to ban the use of cell phones on school grounds.